AuthorTopic: Epson XP 202 (Read 3493 times)

Fun and games getting this set up, the linux printers database says it works perfectly. My cups can't detect it, I downloaded the driver as recommended and converted it with rpm2tgz and installed the package as root. Cups can't find it as a printer and the driver doesn't show up in the list.

OK - downgraded to cups 1.4.6 - now the system sees the printer. Downloaded the driver and converted it using rpm2tgz and installed the package, which creates a file hierarchy under opt. Under Mint I downloaded the driver from the epson site and installed it and cups could then see it, in Velocity it doesn't add the printer to the list in cups.... I am guessing I need to create some sym links from the files under opt to the ones for cups, question is where which ones and how?

There seems to be something inherently wrong with slackware and its offspringsin using some Epson printers with the newer cups versions. In my caseEpson LQ-300 does not function properly anymore. It hangs after printingone page and does not advance to the next one. Had to downgrade tocups-1.4.6. I tried 3 different slackies.

I had same problem with my old HP laserjet printer (cups wouldn't see it when I switched from 5.9 to 6 or 6 to 7 (can't recall). I solved problem by printing wireless to the big xerox in the office. Haven't used the HP in years.

That I have done, taken the rpm package and converted it to tgz and installed the package. However the details are not added under cups (which it is using a debian based distro). I can see the files added under opt but no linkage with the list for cups. As I said all works well under mint.